Hose-connector.



C. J. KINTNER.

HOSE CONNECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.14. 1909.

Patented Aug. 15, 1911 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

0. J. KINTNER. HOSE CONNECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.14. 1909.

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2 SHEETB-SHEET 2.

Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

Illlll vices being also cast integral therewith and a grooved cup 19casttherein which answers as a seat for the end of the tube or hose 11,-as clearly indicated in dotted lines. The; upper end of the part 13 isprovided wlth a grooved seat 18 for a slightly coned cons.

nector 5' of relatively very soft rubber; 14

being a detachable cap provided with ears 15 for securing the cords 6,and with adownwardly extending rim or lip 16 which is screw-threaded tofit corresponding screwthreads at the upper enlarged end of the part 13,the structural arrangement being such that when the enlarged or outerrim 17 of the connector 5 is slipped into the groove 18, the cap 14 maybe screwed home so as to securely hold said connector in position asclearly shown.

In using thls form of the invention the mouth 2 of the faucet is forceddownward into the soft rubber connector 5 and caused to assume theposition shown, after which the cords 6 are wound around the stem 3 inthe manner shown and the ends thereof secured under the cleats 10, asbefore, the security with which such attachment may be effected beingdependent upon the number of times the ends of the cords are passedbetween the cleats or clamps 10 and the outer surface of the end of thetube or hose 11, it being apparent that a practically rigid connectionis thus effected which cannot be destroyed by abnormal pressures ofwater.v

' 5, in which the lower end of the flexible tubular connector rests in aseat cast in the inner surface of the cup-shaped part 13, the groovedcup 19 hereinbefore referred to in connection with Fig. 5 being ,moreclearly shown in this modified form. I n this form of the invention,however, the cap 14 is cast integral with the body part 13 and an innerledge is provided which holds the flexible connector-5' securely inposition when the latter is forced into its seated position. The use ofthis modified form of the invention is obvious, it being apparent thatwhen the flexible rubber connector 5 is once secured in position it willnot readily become detached and will serve the same function as the likepart in Fig. 5 and not subject the rubber to unnecessary strain.

In Fig. 7 I have illustrated my improvement as specifically applicableto connecting the ends of flexible hose together. This form of theinvention does not differ from the form shown in Fi s. 1 and 3, otherthan that there are four cbeats or clampin devices 10', two at each end,and the cor 6 is secured in a groove about the outer face of the bodypart 12 and through ears 15, 15, the entire structural device being castin one integral piece, if preferred; or, the conv nector 7 itself mightbe cast in one piece and the enlarged part: 12' with the cleats orclamping devices 10' formed from a tube or in any. preferred way'andslippe'd-overithe' body part and securedthereto', the-' f essentialfeature in this form -of the 'inventionas a hose connector beingthatthe/connector 7 shall act as a base or means of support. for

thetwo ends ofthe tubes 11 when forced zag, or as may readily suggestitself to the person using the :device, it being apparent that thewinding or drawing of'the cords under the four cleats or clampingdevices.

may be disposed of in various ways, it being obvious also that when oncedrawn and wound in the manner shown the two ends of the hose or tubewill be so firmly gripped or secured between the connector 7, the cleatsor clamps 10 and the enlarged ends 9 that by no possibility can the hosebe separated in. use, the same bein capable of withstanding greatstrain. This form of the invention is also applicable for the mending ofsoft rubber 'hose, it being obvious that'it only requires, Where a hoseis broken that the same be cut in two and 'the ruptured or broken partentirely eliminated, the two ends again being connected together in .themanner described, it being-obvious that if necessary the entire joint orconnection when thus efl'ected may be covered with an adhesive tape orwith short tubular rubber sleeves in a manner well understood by thoseskilled in the art.

I do not limit my invention to the details of construction herein, as Ibelieve it is broadly new' with me to provide a rigid tubular connectorwith one or more clamping or binding cleats 10 so located with relationthereto that when such rigid connector is secured in place between theends of two flexible tubular parts, a cord, chain,

or other flexible means may be wound therearound in the manner describedso as to effectually bind the joined ends of such tubular parts to theconnector and prevent all possibility of leakage or separation of theparts under relatively great pressures. Nor do I limit myself to anyparticular structural arrangement of the specially devised hose or tubeconnector illustrated in Fig. 7, as obviously this might be made of oneintegral piece of cast metal, as shown; or, the-core or body partthereof might be turned from woodrand the cleats or arms 10, 10 stampedout of one integral flat piece of metal; then rolled together, the ad-]oining edges having upturned lips through which two holes or eyes (likethose shown in Fig. 7) might be stamped, one constituting a means forsustaining the cord 6 and the other means for sustaining a clampingscrew, so that the same might be firmly bound or clamped to the corepart.

I make no claim in the present application to the specific structuralforms of the device disclosed in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings, as thesefeatures are specifically. claimed in a divisional application filed byme in the U. S. PatentOflice on the 23rd day of June, 1911 and bearingSerial No. 635,028.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is 1. A connector embracing atubular sleeve 01' core, a plurality of binding cleats connectedthereto, and additional means for frictionally binding the ends of oneor more tubes by forcing the same between the core and the cleats.

2. A connector embracing a tubular sleeve or core, a plurality ofbinding cleats connected thereto, and one or more cords for binding theends of one or more tubes between the core and the cleats.

3. A connector embracing a tubular sleeve or core having enlarged ends,a plurality of binding cleats connected thereto, and flexible means forbinding the ends ofone or more tubes between the core and the cleats.

4. A connector embracing a tubular sleeve or core with enlarged ends, aplurality of binding cleats connected thereto, and one or more cords forbinding the ends of one or more tubes between the core and the cleats.

5. A connector embracing a tubular sleeve or core provided with aplurality of binding cleats, and a grooved cup adapted to receive theend of a flexible tube; in combination with flexible means for bindingthe end of the tube between the cleats and the tubular sleeve or core.

6. A connector embracing a tubular sleeve or core with an enlarged endand provided with a plurality of binding cleats, and a grooved cupadapted to receive the end of a flexible tube; in combination withflexible means for binding the end of the tube between the cleats andthetubular sleeve or core. 1

7. A connector embracing a tubular sleei e or core and a'plurality ofbinding cleats extending over the ends thereof; in combination with aflexible cord adapted to bind the adjoining ends of two tubes betweenthe cleats and the ends of the sleeve or core.

8. A connector embracing a tubular sleeve or core having enlarged endsand provided with a plurality of binding cleats extending over the endsthereof; in combination with a flexible cord adapted to bind theadjoining ends of two tubes between the cleats and the ends of thesleeve or core.

9. A connector embracing a tubular sleeve or core, an enlargedintermediate part, a plurality of cleats extending over the ends of thesleeve or core, and means for frictionally binding the ends of the tubesto be connected between the ends of the core and the cleats.

10. A connector embracing a tubular sleeve or core, an enlargedintermediate part, and a plurality of cleats extending over the ends ofthe sleeve or core; together with flexible means adapted to be insertedbetween the ends of the tube or hose and the cleats in such manner as tobind said ends firmly against the. ends of the sleeve or core.

In testimony whereof I have signed, my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES J KINTNER.

Witnesses:

M. F. KEATING, THOMAS F. KEATING.

